acute

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acute acute abdomen acute care acute disseminated encephalomyelitis acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis acute lymphoblastic leukemia acute lymphocytic leukemia acute myelogenous leukemia acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis acute nonlymphocytic leukemia acute respiratory distress syndrome acute yellow atrophy adult respiratory distress syndrome SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome Sweet's syndrome

Main Entry: acute
Pronunciation: -kyüt
Function: adjective
1 : sensing or perceiving accurately, clearly, effectively, or sensitively <acute vision>
2 a : characterized by sharpness or severity <acute pain> <an acute infection> b (1) : having a sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course <an acute disease> <an acute inflammation> -- compare CHRONIC 2a (2) : ACUTE CARE <an acute hospital> c : lasting a short time <acute experiments>
- acute·ly adverb
- acute·ness noun